Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US17690463Application Date: 2022-03-09
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Publication No.: US12006174B2Publication Date: 2024-06-11
- Inventor: Masaaki Takeuchi , Yusuke Niikawa , Hiroki Yamaguchi
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: ROSSI, KIMMS & McDOWELL LLP
- Priority: JP 21043044 2021.03.17
- Main IPC: B65H5/36
- IPC: B65H5/36 ; B65H15/00 ; G03G15/00

Abstract:
A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a conveyance section, the conveyance section including a roller rotatable in a first rotation direction and a second rotation direction, a guide member configured to move between a first position and a second position, a drive source, a drive switching unit including an input unit, an output unit, and a switching unit, a drive interruption unit configured to transition between a transmission state and a non-transmission state. The roller is configured to rotate by the driving force output from the output unit of the drive switching unit while the guide member moves between the first position and the second position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220297965A1 SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2022-09-22
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